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'''Losgar''' was a place at the mouth of the Firth of [[Drengist]], in [[Lammoth]], the cold lands | '''Losgar''' was a place at the mouth of the Firth of [[Drengist]], in [[Lammoth]], the cold lands north-west of [[Beleriand]].<ref>{{S|Map}}</ref> | ||
It was here that [[Fëanor]] landed during the [[Long Night]] with the stolen [[swan-ships]] of the [[Falmari]], and gave the order to burn them, because he considered the host of [[Fingolfin]] and [[Finrod]] to be "''needless baggage on the road''", saying: "''Let those that cursed my name, curse me still, and whine their way back to the cages of the Valar''". In the event, the Noldor left behind chose instead to march across the deadly [[Helcaraxë]].<ref>{{S|Flight}}</ref> | |||
According to a legend, another reason to burn the ships at Losgar was to prevent some Noldor from turning back, such as his own son [[Amrod]], who was uncomfortable with his father's deeds. According to this legend, Amrod died as he was still sleeping inside the first ship burned.<ref>{{PM|XI7}}, pp. 354-355</ref> | |||
==Etymology== | |||
''Losgar'' is [[Sindarin]], but it is never glossed. However, the name appears in ''[[The Book of Lost Tales]]'', meaning "Place of Flowers" in [[Gnomish]], but it is a rejected name for [[Alalminórë]], a region of [[Tol Eressëa]].<ref>{{LT1|I}}. pp. 16, 21</ref> | |||
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Revision as of 11:55, 15 September 2020
Losgar was a place at the mouth of the Firth of Drengist, in Lammoth, the cold lands north-west of Beleriand.[1]
It was here that Fëanor landed during the Long Night with the stolen swan-ships of the Falmari, and gave the order to burn them, because he considered the host of Fingolfin and Finrod to be "needless baggage on the road", saying: "Let those that cursed my name, curse me still, and whine their way back to the cages of the Valar". In the event, the Noldor left behind chose instead to march across the deadly Helcaraxë.[2]
According to a legend, another reason to burn the ships at Losgar was to prevent some Noldor from turning back, such as his own son Amrod, who was uncomfortable with his father's deeds. According to this legend, Amrod died as he was still sleeping inside the first ship burned.[3]
Etymology
Losgar is Sindarin, but it is never glossed. However, the name appears in The Book of Lost Tales, meaning "Place of Flowers" in Gnomish, but it is a rejected name for Alalminórë, a region of Tol Eressëa.[4]
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Map of Beleriand and the Lands to the North"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Quenta Silmarillion: Of the Flight of the Noldor"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Peoples of Middle-earth, "XI. The Shibboleth of Fëanor", "The names of the Sons of Fëanor", pp. 354-355
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Book of Lost Tales Part One, "I. The Cottage of Lost Play". pp. 16, 21
